The Indian Tricolour

A college girl gets her eye painted in tri-colours of India's national flag on the eve of the country's Independence Day celebrations in Chandigarh August 14, 2012.

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A supporter of Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev gestures towards Indian national flags while taking part in Ramdev's protest against corruption at the Ramlila grounds in New Delhi August 13, 2012.

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A man paints the tri-colours of India's national flag on the face of a supporter of veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare on the first day of Hazare's fast against corruption in New Delhi, July 29, 2012.

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Indian soldiers are silhouetted against the setting sun as they salute facing the India's national flag during a rehearsal for the 'Beating the Retreat' ceremony in New Delhi January 24, 2012.

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A man takes a bath outside his shanty in front of the Indian national flag in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, in Mumbai January 24, 2012.

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A supporter of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare waves the Indian national flag after Hazare announced that he would end his fast later in the evening at the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) grounds in Mumbai December 28, 2011.

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A supporter of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare carries his child on his shoulders while holding an Indian national flag during Hazare's three-day fast at the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) grounds in Mumbai December 28, 2011.

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A supporter of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare holds an Indian national flag at the venue of three-day fast for the supporters of Hazare at Ramlila ground in New Delhi December 27, 2011.

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A supporter of veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare waves an Indian national flag amid fumes emitted from fumigation work carried out by a health worker, at Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) grounds in Mumbai December 26, 2011.

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Shadows of the supporters of social activist Anna Hazare are cast on India's national flag at the Ramlila grounds in New Delhi August 25, 2011.

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Supporters of veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare hold an Indian national flag during a rally against corruption in Hyderabad August 21, 2011.

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A supporter of veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare waves India's national flag during a protest march towards Ramlila grounds where Hazare is conducting his fast in New Delhi August 21, 2011.

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India's Sachin Tendulkar holds an Indian flag as he celebrates defeating Sri Lanka in their ICC Cricket World Cup final cricket match in Mumbai April 2, 2011.

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A fan waves a flag during an Indian team training session before Sunday's ICC Cricket World Cup Group B clash against the West Indies in Chennai March 19, 2011.

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A fan with Indian national flags painted on his face shouts before the ICC Cricket World Cup group B match between India and The Netherlands in New Delhi March 9, 2011.

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An Indian national flag flutters on top of the parliament building in New Delhi December 1, 2010.

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An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier opens a gate at the border with Pakistan in Suchetgarh, southwest of Jammu, January 12, 2010.

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Workers stitch Indian national flags at a workshop in Siliguri August 9, 2009.

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Indian Air Force advanced light helicopters 'Sarang' perform as India's national flag flutters during the inauguration ceremony of the 'Aero India 2009' at Yelahanka air force station on the outskirts of Bangalore February 11, 2009.

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A peace activist waves the Indian national flag in front of the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai December 26, 2008.

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A local resident speaks behind the Indian national flag during a demonstration near the Oberoi Trident hotel in Mumbai December 12, 2008.

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People hold an Indian national flag during a protest rally against last week's militant attacks, outside the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai December 3, 2008. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Pakistan on Wednesday to cooperate 'fully and transparently' in...

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A man shows balloons in the colours of the Indian flag to his child at a market during India's Independence Day celebrations in Chandigarh August 15, 2008.

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A worker is seen through a flag as he gives finishing touches to an Indian national flag at a workshop in Siliguri August 2, 2008.

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The shadow of a child is seen against the Indian national flag at a school in Siliguri January 25, 2008.

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School children hold the Indian national flag near India Gate in New Delhi January 14, 2008.

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India's Harbhajan Singh holds a national flag as he celebrates after his team defeated Pakistan in the ICC World Twenty20 cricket final match in Johannesburg September 24, 2007.

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A girl sells Indian national flags at a street in Mumbai August 14, 2007.

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A woman wears bangles in the colours of the Indian national flag during Independence Day celebrations in Lucknow August 13, 2007.

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A girl decorates her eyes with the colours of the Indian national flag as part of Independence Day celebrations at a college in Hyderabad August 14, 2007.

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A school girl with her face painted in the colours of the Indian national flag holds flags during Independence Day celebrations at a school in Patna August 10, 2007.

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The shadow of a worker is seen as he gives finishing touches to an Indian national flag at a workshop in Siliguri August 10, 2007.

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A young girl holds Indian national flag during the India's Independence Day in Bangalore August 15, 2006.

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An eight-year-old boy rests after selling Indian national flags at a traffic intersection in Mumbai August 14, 2006.

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A boy smiles as he sells Indian national flags on a street in Mumbai August 15, 2006.

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Abhay Prakash Verma, 17, holds a sculpture of Indian national flags in Siliguri August 11, 2006.

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Indian civil defence women march past the Indian flag during the Republic Day parade in Kolkata January 26, 2006.

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Indian girls display their bangles, painted with the colours of the Indian national flag during the 58th Independence Day celebrations in Chandigarh, August 15, 2005.

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Indian children dressed in colours of national flag take part in the country's 58th Independence anniversary celebrations in New Delhi August 15, 2004.

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Indian children dressed in colours of the Indian national flag take part in a rehearsal for Independence Day celebrations in front of the Red Fort in New Delhi, August 13, 2004.

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An woman sews the national flag of India at a state-run workshop in Guwahati, the main city Assam state, on August 13, 2003.

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Indian Air Force (IAF) planes released trails of smoke in the colours of the Indian flag as they perform during an air show in Srinagar July 10, 2003.

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A formation of Suryakiran aircraft flies over New Delhi, releasing smoke to represent the colours of the Indian national flag during a display on the occasion of India's Air Force Day October 8, 2002.

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Balloons and Indian national flags fly in the sky on the country's 55th anniversary of independence from British colonial rule, in New Delhi August 15, 2002.